Clendenin Historic District

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Clendenin Historic District
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Downtown Clendenin, July 2007
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LocationRoughly bounded by First Ave. and Kanawha Ave. between 5th St. and French St., Clendenin, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°29′22″N81°20′51″W / 38.48944°N 81.34750°W / 38.48944; -81.34750
Built1920
ArchitectDean, Levi J.; Knapp & Haviland, et al.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 96000442 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 02, 1996

Clendenin Historic District is a national historic district in Clendenin, Kanawha County, West Virginia. The district includes 38 contributing structures constructed between about 1890 and 1940. Many of the major downtown buildings are of brick and feature heavy cornices, brick corbelling, and vernacular builders facades. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Clendenin Historic District. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. April 4, 2009.